Provincial Turkey Marketing Quotas 2025–2026

Summary#

These are final regulations (SOR/2025-187) that update the amount of turkey, in pounds, allocated to each province for the marketing year. The changes replace the schedule in the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 and apply to the control period from April 27, 2025 to April 25, 2026. The rules came into force on the day they were registered (September 12, 2025).

What it does#

• Replaces the schedule in the Canadian Turkey Marketing Quota Regulations, 1990 with a new list of provincial pound allocations for the control period running April 27, 2025 to April 25, 2026.
• Sets the pounds of turkey assigned to each province for that control period (used when calculating or issuing market allotments).

Provincial allocations:

• Ontario — 165,569,938 pounds
• Quebec — 71,251,997 pounds
• Nova Scotia — 9,283,405 pounds
• New Brunswick — 7,394,785 pounds
• Manitoba — 28,396,233 pounds
• British Columbia — 40,322,180 pounds
• Saskatchewan — 11,066,070 pounds
• Alberta — 30,458,445 pounds

Total for the control period: 363,743,053 pounds.

Who's affected#

• Canadian turkey producers who receive market allotments.
• Provincial turkey marketing organizations and boards that manage local allotments.
• Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, which implements the marketing plan and enforces the quotas.
• Processors, distributors, and retailers could notice effects indirectly through changes in supply.
  If it's unclear whether a specific business or person is affected, they should check with their provincial marketing board or the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency.

Why it matters#

• These numbers determine how much turkey can be marketed in each province during the year.
• That affects production planning, how many market allotments are issued, and potentially supply available to processors and retailers.
• For individual producers, the schedule helps set the upper limits used to calculate their market allotments and any new allotments during the control period.